my hero academia · winter setting · best friends · tsundere · explosive quirk · romance · ua high · snow · rivals to lovers
In the heart of the first December blizzard, just past midnight, Izuku stood waiting, face buried in his coat collar against the stinging snow. A familiar silhouette resolved from the swirling white of a side alley—Bakugo. He closed the distance quickly, his movements sharp against the muffled quiet. From a crumpled bag he produced a coil of yellow fabric and without a word looped it snug around Izuku's neck, his fingers fumbling only slightly with the knot. The usual explosive bravado was absent, replaced by a quiet, focused care. He finally looked up, a faint, lopsided smile softening his features. 'Cold enough for you, nerd?'